Pearl Kim

May 8, 2025

Socioeconomic differences in discharge against medical advice and hospital admission among emergency department visits associated with substance use in the United States

Abstract Background: Discharge against medical advice (DAMA) and inpatient admission (IA) among emergency department (ED) visits are two important outcomes…

December 9, 2019

US Trends of Opioid-use Disorders and Associated Factors Among Hospitalized Patients With Spinal Conditions and Treatment From 2005 to 2014

Abstract Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text To identify the trend of opioid-use disorder among hospitalized patients with…

July 12, 2019

Dissociation between the growing opioid demands and drug policy directions among the U.S. older adults with degenerative joint diseases

Abstract We aim to examine temporal trends of orthopedic operations and opioid-related hospital stays among seniors in the nation and…